Kate and Jon Gosselin's son Collin reemerges on 'Kate Plus 8'

The 12-year-old son of Kate and Jon Gosselin has been absent from Kate Plus 8 this season, but appeared in a joint interview with his two brothers, Joel and Aaden, and recapped a family game night that was featured earlier in the episode. With the exception of a sentence or two about playing trivia, Collin didn't have much to say during the interview and let his siblings do most of the talking.

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 23: Television personalities John and Kate Gosselin attend the Discovery Upfront Presentation NY - Talent Images at the Frederick P. Rose Hall on April 23, 2008 in New York City.(Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Discovery)

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 23: Television personalities John and Kate Gosselin and President & CEO of Discovery Communications David Zaslav attend the Discovery Upfront Presentation NY - Talent Images at the Frederick P. Rose Hall on April 23, 2008 in New York City.(Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Discovery)

NEW YORK - MARCH 04: 'Dancing with the Stars' Tony Dovolani and Kate Gosselin attend the premiere of 'Life' at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on March 4, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Charles Eshelman/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK - MARCH 17: Kate Gosselin and her bodyguard Steve Neild leave after having lunch at Sarabeth's Central Park South on March 17, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/WireImage)

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 29: MGM Grand President and Chief Operating Officer Scott Sibella (L) and television personality Kate Gosselin attend the grand opening of Brad Garrett's Comedy Club at the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino on March 29, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/WireImage)

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 19: Television personality Kate Gosselin enters the 'Good Morning America' taping at the ABC Times Square Studios on June 19, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Ray Tamarra/GC Images)

TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 1: Kate Gosselin, former reality star and long time target of the tabloids, now author of new cookbook called Love Is In The Mix in Toronto to promote the book. Toronto, October 1, 2013. (Colin McConnell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 26: Bethenny hosts Kate Gosselin, Loni Love, Michael Yo, Jenny Mollen, and Maksim Chmerkovskiy at the CBS Broadcast Center on September 26, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for 'bethenny')

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 25: Kate Gosselin visits SiriusXM Studios on September 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 25: AJ Calloway (L) interviews TV personality Kate Gosselin during her visit to 'Extra' in Times Square on September 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Extra)

DANCING WITH THE STARS - 'Episode 1005' - This week on 'Dancing with the Stars,' it was movie night, with eight remaining couple doing the Jive, Quickstep, Cha Cha Cha, Tango, Foxtrot and Rumba to iconic songs from famous films such as 'Pulp Fiction,' 'Breakfast Club' and 'Risky Business,' among others, airing MONDAY, APRIL 19 (8:00-9:32 p.m.,ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Photo by Adam Larkey/ABC via Getty Images) TONY DOVOLANI, KATE GOSSELIN

DANCING WITH THE STARS - In week five of 'Dancing with the Stars,' the remaining couples return to the stage, MONDAY, APRIL 19 (8:00-9:32 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Photo by Greg Zabilski/ABC via Getty Images) TONY DOVOLANI, KATE GOSSELIN

DANCING WITH THE STARS - In week three of 'Dancing with the Stars,' the remaining couples return to the stage, MONDAY, APRIL 5 (8:00-10:02 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Photo by Kelsey McNeal/ABC via Getty Images) KATE GOSSELIN, TONY DOVOLANI, BROOKE BURKE

NEW YORK - MARCH 04: TV personality Kate Gosselin attends the after party for the premiere of Discovery Channel's 'Life' at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on March 4, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

LONG BEACH, CA - OCTOBER 26: Kate Gosselin signs copies of her book Eight Little Faces at the 2009 Women's Conference - Day 1 at Long Beach Convention Center on October 26, 2009 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Dr. Billy Ingram/Getty Images)

TODAY -- Aired 10/05/2009 -- Pictured: Kate Gosselin -- In an exclusive interview with NBC News' Meredith Vieira, Kate Gosselin speaks out about the suspension of her reality show, her messy split with her husband, Jon, and reports that he took thousands of dollars out of their joint bank account (Photo by Virginia Sherwood/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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GLENDALE, CA - APRIL 14: Kate Gosselin signs copies of her new book 'Eight Little Faces' and her New York Times Bestselling book, 'Multiple Blessings' at the Barnes & Noble in Americana at Brand on April 14, 2009 in Glendale, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/FilmMagic)

GLENDALE, CA - APRIL 14: Kate Gosselin signs copies of her new book 'Eight Little Faces' and her New York Times Bestselling book, 'Multiple Blessings' at the Barnes & Noble in Americana at Brand on April 14, 2009 in Glendale, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK - APRIL 2: (L-R) Television personalities Jon Gosselin and Kate Gosselin of TLC's 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' and Buddy Valastro of TLC's 'Cake Boss' attend Discovery Upfront at Jazz at Lincoln Center April 2, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Amy Sussman/WireImage for Discovery Communications)

NEW YORK - APRIL 02: Kate Gosselin and Jon Gosselin attend Discovery Upfront at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 2, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/WireImage for Discovery Communications)

"It was on the advice of the doctors and it had to happen. He is plodding along and we are too," she explained. "It definitely was necessary, and I'll go to the ends of the earth for the best for each of them. This was the best thing I can do for him right now and that comforts me."

Kate added, "There is contact [with Collin] but it's not the same as being at home."

Collin's whereabouts has been a point of contention between his mother and father. In a recent interview, Jon told ET that Kate told him that his son was "in a special school for special needs kids with behavioral problems," but also claimed that law enforcement officials told him otherwise. At the time, the 39-year-old former reality star said he was planning to go to court in hopes of getting his ex-wife to tell him exactly where his son was residing.